Pick Up And Deliver

Pick Up & Deliver 188: QE, 5211, Suspicion, Escape the Nightmare (Shootin' from the Hip: Quartet) - Brendan chats about four games he played recently for the first time.

Pick Up & Deliver 187: Top of the Stack, November 2019 - Brendan gives his "top of the stack" update for November. Find out how he's been doing on his gameplay challenges, then stop by BGG in our guild and report yours!

Pick Up & Deliver 186: Five Scary Games - Here in the season of scares, Brendan shares tales of five games that have the potential to be scary or have induced fear in your usually fearless leader.

Pick Up & Deliver 185: A New Game Quartet. Brendan leads a brief discussion of some new games he's played recently. It's a light conversation about a couple games. Join us!

Pick Up & Deliver 184: Light Complexity (Depth vs. Complexity, part 3) - Brendan concludes the three part series about Depth vs. Complexity. In games with Light Complexity, a light ruleset allows for varying kinds of game experiences.

Pick Up & Deliver 183: Medium Complexity (Depth vs. Complexity, part 2) - Brendan continues his discussion of Depth vs. Complexity, started in episode 182. In this episode, he discusses games of Medium Complexity.

Pick Up & Deliver 182: Heavy Complexity (Depth vs. Complexity, part 1) - Brendan discusses how the concepts of Complexity and Depth help us organize games and understand why they are fun or difficult or both. The series starts with Heavy Complexity.

Pick Up & Deliver 181: Overpowered - Inspired by Rodney Smith's recent Boardgamegeek.com Youtube video, Brendan talks a bit about the idea of game elements being "overpowered" and how game designers wrestle with this thorny issue.

Pick Up & Deliver 180: Getting Salty. In this episode, Brendan talks about the experience of getting "salty"--feeling upset about experiences in gaming in which anger gets the better of us. He explores the aspects of gameplay that give him this feelin

Pick Up & Deliver 179: The Alpha Gamer Problem - Brendan shares his recent experience and thinking about the problem of "quarterbacking" or "alpha gaming" in cooperative board games.

Pick Up & Deliver 178: Top of the Stack, October 2019. Brendan shares his experiences playing games in September, and his plans for October.

Episode 177: Want List Update - Brendan reviews his current want list, highlights the games he is keen on, and explains the games he has cooled on.

Episode 176: Brendan discusses the podcasts he listens to, what games they like and how that fits his taste, and suggests some for you as well.

Episode 175: Brendan tries a new segment, the Geek Asks, in which he imagines the questions in the forums are directed at him. Join us for some wit and wisdom. Or at least some answers to questions.

Episode 174: Brendan finishes two games in his organic 10x10: Eminent Domain and Through the Ages. He shares a bit about the experience of playing online and the things he's learned about these games.

Pick Up & Deliver Episode 173: Brendan shares his experience at Protospiel 2019 in Chicagoland.

Pick Up & Deliver Episode 172: Brendan shares his early thoughts on three games he’s tried recently: Point Salad, HEIST: One Team One Mission, and Raiders of the North Sea. Join us for these quick takes. (Shootin’ from the Hip, triple shot)

In Episode 171, Brendan shares his gameplays this month, including his top of the stack results, his 10x10 updates, and some new games he played this month.

In Episode 170: Brendan discusses two horror-themed Ameritrash games, Betrayal at House on the Hill vs. A Touch of Evil.

Episode 169: Brendan talks a bit about how pronouns appear in rulebooks, how the English language handles non-gendered pronouns, and what it means for gamers, designers, and the hobby.